GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| ploy | escapade |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |